To be honest, I probably will not be voting Palin at either the Straw Poll or caucus and that is not because I do not like her or I disagree with her policies.I know of too many people (including women) who say they will not support her because she is a woman. Why select a candidate with one strike already against them? That says all I need to know....instead of voting for someone that most closely represents your ideals, you're going to vote for who your friends vote for?
How positively high schoo....(shakin' my head)
There is no greater goal than to get rid of Obama. I'll do whatever it takes to do it and on a personal basis, I believe a woman has one strike against them.
However, I do not know how that bias will carry over in a general--it may be less than in the primary process but I KNOW it is there.
Frankly, IMHO, Palin would be wise to wait a few years. People's reactions to a more matronly woman (think Thatcher) may be more favorable.